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Frankenstein Published by Canterbury Classics by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
on 1818
Genres: Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Science Fiction
Pages: 208
Source: Purchased
Format: Paperback
Find the Author: Goodreads
Also by this author: Frankenstein
Find the Book: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads
ISBN: 160710945X
Horror. Romance. Science. A classic tale that would be a fright to miss!
The idea for the story came to the author, Mary Shelley, in a dream she had about a scientist who had created life and was horrified by what he had made. This Gothic-style romance is among the first of true science fiction novels, if not the first. A young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, after going through his own near-death experience, decides to play God and create life in the form of a grotesque creature, which turns into a nightmare. Through his experience, he learns that the gift of life is precious, not disposable. His journey and personal transformation has deeply affected readers. This edition contains the text of the revised 1831 version of Frankenstein.
This beautiful book comes with luxurious endpapers, a beautiful and stylish heat-burnished cover, and is a convenient 5 x 7 trim size for easy handling.This widely popular classic tells a tale of devastating consequences for those pursuing power and glory.
Frankenstein is a must-read for any lover of classic literature and science fiction.
About the Word Cloud Classics series:
Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.
Welcome to Monday Reads! Where I just spend a few minutes sharing with you my current read and a snippet or two from my current chapter. Please let me know what you’re reading right now, too!
For so many years, I’ve wanted to read this book! I actually tried awhile ago and just didn’t get through it. But, I figured with October–and Halloween–almost upon us, now is the perfect time to start again! So far, I’m loving it!
“I cannot describe to you my sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking. It is impossible to communicate to you a conception of the trembling sensation, half pleasurable and half fearful, with which I am preparing to depart. I am going to unexplored regions, to ‘the land of mist and snow,’ but I shall kill no albatross; therefore do not be alarmed for my safety or if I should come back to you as worn and woeful as the ‘Ancient Mariner.'”
Frakenstein, pg. 9
What are you reading today?!
About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I tried reading Frankenstein once but it was a DNF for me. I’ve been meaning to give it another shot though. I’m thinking of trying it as an audio read sometime.
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The exact thing happened to me! I tried…And just couldn’t get into it. Now, I’m reading it slowly, between other books, and find that it works better for me that way. Hope you get to try it again, someday!
Christine recently posted…Monday Reads [24]
I just love gothic-style like books and this one here is such a classic!
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Yes! Me too! The whole gothic-style story-telling is so inviting to me! Which is why I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to get into this one! 🙂
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